Xiao Wu

Looking at the first-year dormitory before him, Su Mo was speechless.

It was a huge dormitory filled with beds, around forty or fifty of them.

Aside from the work-study students, who were mixed together regardless of grade, the other students had one dormitory per grade.

Notting Academy did not have that many students either. Each grade had only one class, with around forty or fifty students in each class.

Su Mo really wanted to complain about the academy dormitories on the Douluo Continent.

He had no issue with cramming so many people into one large dormitory.

But shouldn't they at least separate boys and girls?

Even if they did not separate by gender, shouldn't they at least consider their ages?

First- and second-years were one thing, but even fifth- and sixth-year boys and girls were assigned to the same dormitory. It was practically treating young people's impulses toward the opposite sex as nothing!

After all, in this world of the Douluo Continent, people matured physically at a particularly early age because of supernatural abilities like Soul Power, especially Soul Masters who possessed Soul Power.

Ignoring the others in the dormitory, Su Mo found a bed in the farthest corner. After making it with the new bedding his aunt had bought for him, he left the dormitory.

Su Mo planned to visit the academy library. It was the only place in the academy that held any appeal for him.

He did not care much about anything else.

On the way to the library, Su Mo saw a little girl in pink skipping toward him. She was clearly in a good mood, hopping along as the small braid behind her head swung back and forth.

Xiao Wu!

The moment he saw her, Su Mo recognized the little girl's identity.

The female lead from the anime, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that had taken human form.

To be honest, the first thought that came to Su Mo's mind upon seeing Xiao Wu was whether he should find an opportunity to kill her. Even if he could not obtain her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, getting her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone would still be worthwhile!

But the thought merely flashed through Su Mo's mind, and he did not consider it further.

The values he had developed in his previous life made it impossible for him to do something so cruel and immoral.

Although he knew Xiao Wu was a Soul Beast, and that it was only natural for a Soul Master like himself to hunt Soul Beasts, Xiao Wu had already left a fixed impression on him when he watched the anime. She was a little girl, and Su Mo truly could not see her as a beast.

Moreover, Su Mo had to consider whether Xiao Wu had already entered Tang Hao's sights by this point.

Su Mo had plenty to criticize about Tang Hao as well.

If one said he was a qualified father, then when Tang San was by his side, he barely cared about him at all. He even made Tang San take care of him instead.

But if one said he was unqualified, then ever since Tang San left Holy Soul Village, Tang Hao seemed to have diligently protected Tang San from the shadows.

No matter where Tang San went, Tang Hao seemed to be protecting him in secret.

Shrek Academy, Slaughter City, Spirit City...

It was not until Tang Hao crippled one of his hands and one of his legs that he stopped secretly protecting Tang San and instead remained by the Blue Silver Emperor's side.

By then, Tang San already had some ability to protect himself.

So Su Mo knew that with Tang Hao secretly protecting Tang San, Xiao Wu would definitely have entered Tang Hao's field of view.

No matter how Tang Hao regarded Xiao Wu, making a move against her would be a risky act!

"Hello, which way is the dormitory?"

While Su Mo was sizing Xiao Wu up, Xiao Wu noticed him as well. She immediately stopped and politely asked him.

"It's over there. Are you also a new student this year?"

Su Mo had not expected Xiao Wu to ask him. Smiling, he answered her.

"Yes. Are you too?"

Xiao Wu nodded, her large eyes curiously studying Su Mo as though everything felt fresh and new to her.

"Yeah. My name is Su Mo. I'm also a new student this year, so we'll be classmates from now on!"

Su Mo said with a smile.

The Xiao Wu before him clearly looked like someone who had just entered human society and was curious about everything.

He wondered where she had gotten a work-study student certificate.

But when he thought of Xiao Wu's true identity as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Su Mo understood. Just because she looked innocent and adorable did not mean she was stupid. Her age was right there, after all!

"My name is Xiao Wu. Wu as in dance!"

"You still haven't told me which way the dormitory is!"

Seeing Su Mo introduce himself, Xiao Wu promptly introduced herself as well.

"The dormitory is that way!"

Su Mo pointed behind him toward the dormitory.

"I understand. Thank you, classmate Su Mo!"

After getting her answer, Xiao Wu passed Su Mo and headed toward the dormitory.

"Xiao Wu, wait a moment!"

However, Su Mo quickly called Xiao Wu to a stop.

"Is there something else?"

Xiao Wu turned around and looked at Su Mo in confusion.

"Are you going to the dormitory just like that? The academy doesn't provide bedding for students. If you didn't bring any bedding, how are you going to sleep tonight?"

Only then did Su Mo explain after calling Xiao Wu back.

He had only just remembered, so he was reminding Xiao Wu.

Since he was not staying in the Work-Study Dormitory, he definitely could not stop Xiao Wu from meeting Tang San.

But Su Mo still felt it was necessary to prevent Tang San and Xiao Wu from sleeping together under the same blanket.

There was no particular reason. He simply could not stand the thought of it.

What kind of thing was it for a man with an adult soul to sleep beside a little girl?

"Ah, I have to bring my own bedding?"

"But I don't have any!"

Upon hearing Su Mo's words, Xiao Wu immediately frowned. She truly had not known that.

"You don't? Then just go buy some!"

Su Mo suggested.

"That's right, I can buy some!"

"Thank you, classmate Su Mo. I would have forgotten if you hadn't reminded me!"

Hearing Su Mo's suggestion, Xiao Wu immediately brightened up.

After that, Xiao Wu did not head to the dormitory right away. Instead, she first left the academy to buy bedding.

Xiao Wu really was cuter when she was little!

Watching Xiao Wu skip away once more, Su Mo secretly smiled.

At the same time, he gave himself a mental pat on the back for his maneuver.

Afterward, Su Mo continued toward the library.

That night, Bibi Dong's Divine Sense once again arrived outside Yu Xiaogang's attic.

At this time, she definitely would not see that eyesore Tang San again!

But before Bibi Dong could enter Yu Xiaogang's room, a figure arrived outside. The man merely stood at the gate without knocking.

"This man..."

"It's him..."

When Bibi Dong saw the newcomer's figure, she felt a wave of familiarity even though he wore a hat. Then her beautiful eyes flashed as she recognized him.

Tang San's father, the Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao!